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NITED STA-TES PATENT GEErcE cHAELEs E.HALL, or,` PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoE on ONE- SIXTH TO LOUIS BASH,- OF SAME PLACE.

yFENDER FoR ksrREET-RAlllwrw CARS.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters `Patent No. 539,265, dated May 14,1895. t

\ Application filed September Z9, 1894. Serial No. 524.470. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ,CHARLES R. HALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFenders for Street-Railway Cars, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a fender for'street railway cars, by means ofwhich a body, or obstructing'mass of matter lying `upon the surface ofthe roadway, or upon the rails of the track, is caused to be liftedtherefrom and moved on to the surface of a bed suspended pivotally atits sides between the forward ends of two arms, whose rear ends arebolted securely to the sides of the frame ofthe car truck, said bedbeing overthe surface of the road upon which the car traverses. Theforward swinging frame work beneath the extreme forward end of the carplatform, is constructed ofa frame surrounding its exterior, and theinner areais composed of wire netting or strong canvas, said frame beingsuspended in bearings at its lupperedge to the under surface of theplatform, where the frame is capable of oscillating, or swingingbackward and forward in the longitudinal direction of the car. Theswinging frame, and suspended bed'are connected together by thein.-termediates'consisting of an arm, having rigid connection at its lowerend with'the upper edge of said swinging frame, andv is pivoted atitsupper end by means of a pin with a hori-V zontal rod, adjacent to,and parallel lon gitudinally with the under surface of the platform,

the rear end of said horizontal rod being piv-` oted to the upper end ofa bell crank lever, also hung ina bearing on the under face of theplatform, the lowergend of the bell-crank lever, being connected` with apivotal pin to an upright that passes through the arm of the free flapof a hinge, whose opposing flap is -bolted to the under side'of thebedframe at its rear edge. This upright rod issurrounded at its lowerportion by a helical spring, lwhich` has play between the arm of theflap of said hingeand a foot upon the lower end of said rod, the objectof the spring being to lessen the force of the concussion imparted to abody suddenly thrown upon the surface of the bed.

This movement will also permit of more eX- .tended opening between theswinging frame and the surface of the receiver, when the front edge ofthe latter has reached in its descent the surface of the road bed. y Ameans is provided to prevent a body when taken upon the receiver, frominjury by contact with the devices for operating the mechanism for thepropulsion of the car, and'also from that controlling the fender, whichare situated beneath the platform at the forward end of the car, andalso to prevent that' which may be take-n upon a receiver from thesurface of the I'roadway from passing backward to the wheels of the car;and consists of a sheet, or webbing vof cloth which is 'stretched overthe area of jsurface between the operating mechanism suspended from thel'loor of the car body and the surfaceof the receiver or bed, whichsheet, vor webbing extends parallel longitudinally fwith said Iioor ofthe car, lto and over a rod,

`or bar supported at its extremities in brackiets bolted to said floor,thence downward and attached to the rear edge of the bed.

In the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification,Figure l represents a side View of my improved fender upon a cararrangedin the normal position ready for propulsion. Fig. 2 represents alike lgview, showing the fender as it appears when swungl inward byreason of .having been brought intocontact with an obstacle. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section of the car-bodywith -the fender in same position asshown in Fig. 1. Jiig.` 4 represents an end view with a por- .tion ofthe wire-cloth-of the swinging-frame ffender broken away to more clearlyillusltrate a face View of the operating mechanism.

,'Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view, taken through the dottedline a; :vof Fig.`2, showing a portion of the platform A, with a face view of thebell-crank lever G, in connection with the upper flap of the hingeK andinclined platform or bedl L. Fig. 6 is a face View of the receiver Likeletters of reference in all the figures indicate the same parts. A, isthe platform of. the car-body, vframed together of timber, in thecustomary method of construction, and to the under surface of which thehangers, or bearings, with the frame IOO B, and the operating mechanismof the fenders are connected.

The frame B, is constructed of metallic pipe, to give strength andrigidity thereto, and the space contained within its inner area, iscovered with strong canvas, or wire netting, as seen clearly in Fig. 4,and has bearings inthe hangers G, which are secured to the under side ofthe platform by means of screw bolts a. This frame hangs downward, andin a curvilinear form transversely from said bearings, andhas projectedupward from the top bar the arm D, which has a pivotal connection withthe horizontal bar, or rod E, upon its forward end by means of the pinc,which permits of oscillatory motion being imparted thereto. The rod E,that extends horizontally toward the rear of the platform, and paralleltherewith, is

connected at the inner end to the upper end of the bell crank lever G, hu ngen the fulcrum pin c', in the bearing H, bolted uponthe undersurface of platform A. To the lower end of saidA bell crank lever isattached the upper end of the vertical rod J, by means of the pin c2,passing through the cheeks thereof. This rod passes through an orificein arm d, of the free flap of the hinge K, and is provided with a foote, upon its extremity.`

Surrounding the lower portion of the rod J, is thehelical spring g,which has play between the inner surfaces of said arm d, and foot e,`

of the free flap of the hinge, to permit vibratorymotion to the bedL,-the opposite flap of the hinge being bolted to the under surface ofsaid bed. l

M, shows apair of side bars, rigidly boltedat their rear ends tothe sideof the brace P, of the truck of the car. At the forward ends of saidbars are the eyes ft', into which the pins` le, pass, that protrudelaterally from the sides of the bed L, and upon which they have pivotalaction.

R,is a sheet of cloth whose front end is attached to the forward end ofthe car and eX- tends rearward over the pulley S, thence downward to therear end of the bed, which serves to prevent a body from contact Withtheoperating mechanism.

The method of operation, is detailed in the following description; theswinging fender frame B, being in the position represented in Figs. land 3, the car is ready for propulsion forward in the directionindicated by the arrow S, see Fig. 1, of the sheet of drawings, with thebed L, supported in its bearings, and nearly level upon its surfacesufficient space being permitted between its under surface, and that ofthe road bed, to permit of the free traverse of said bed, and with theedge of the lower bar of, the frame B, resting upon the upper edge ofthe forward end of the receiver L, which securely retains both parts inthe position shown in Figs. l and 8. Upon the car in its forward passagemeeting with an obstruction, striking the lower surface of the swingingframe B, it causes said frame to ascend from its lower edge, therebymoving thearm in an arc of a` circle, which in turn 'draws-forward;thehorizontal rod E, and therewith the connected upper arm of the bellcrank lever G, which causes an elevation of the lower end of the latter,thereby elevating Athe rear end of the bed, or receiver L, and aconsequent depression of its forward end to a point approaching thesurface of the road bed, when the obstruction is lifted thereon,

and by virtue of its pivotal connection when the weight is shifted totheback portion, said bed rises and engages with the lower edge of theswinging frame B, thereby securely retaining the occupant.

The bed, 'or receiver L, has a series of ropes stretched laterallyacross its front end so that when an obstacle upon the track is struckby it, they yield somewhat, and prevent injurious eects being directedthereon, which would be otherwise severe when infiicted by an unyieldingedge of a receiver. The face of the frame B, may also be covered in likemanner.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. Theswinging frame B, having its upper bar hung in bearings of the hangersC, upon the under surface of the platform A, the bearings being arrangedin any suitable position beneath the platform, said upper bar having thearm D, extended vertically from its surface, and the horizontal rod E,connected thereto by the pin c, the bell crank lever G, suspended on thepin c', iu bearing d, rod J, spring gsurrounding said rod, hinge K, andbed, or receiver L,supported upon the pivotal pins, or journals K, inthe side bars M, substantially in the manner herein shown and describedfor the purpose'set forth.

2. In a fender for street cars, the swinging frame B, supported from itsupper bar in bearings arranged in any convenient position upon theunderside of the platform, the pivotal receiver, or bed L,constructedand actuated as described, for simultaneous movement with said frame B,and the protecting sheet of cloth extending between said receiver; andthe bracket C and the operating mechanism upon the under surface of theplatform, substantially in the manner herein shown and described for thepurpose set forth. A

CHARLES R. HALL.

Witnesses:

THOMAS J. BEWLEY, HARRY J. FRANZ.

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